Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.73/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$157.73

243 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$48.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	161.62	818	211
Medium and Large 2-3	551	132.96	732	27
Small and Medium 1-2	317	130.75	414	4thin
Medium 2-3	660	113.00	746	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.62/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

157.73

—

KY average24 barns · 6,865 hd

156.11

+1.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,399	87.13	1,219	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	70.65	1,057	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	68.49	843	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	55.01	563	21

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	144.11/cwt	136.00–147.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	127.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.18/cwt	164.00–174.00	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	146.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	218.67/cwt	214.00–228.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	127.57/cwt	127.00–128.00	967	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.86/cwt	160.00–178.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	168.46/cwt	161.00–172.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	144.10/cwt	136.00–150.00	889	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	215.95/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,002	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	165.48/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,130	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	230.18/cwt	225.00–233.00	985	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	162.37/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	204.20/cwt	193.00–207.00	939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	154.29/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	208.57/cwt	198.00–212.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	165.85/cwt	164.50–171.00	1,192	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	184.71/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,049	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	163.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	183.24/cwt	179.00–190.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	176.87/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,137	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	203.08/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	157.82/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	138.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,005	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	177.36/cwt	169.00–184.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	182.66/cwt	174.00–187.00	933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	54.24/cwt	51.00–57.00	561	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	60.07/cwt	58.00–64.00	628	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	67.44/cwt	66.00–69.00	734	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	75.07/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,170	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	69.40/cwt	65.00–74.00	864	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	61.30/cwt	59.00–64.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	44.02/cwt	39.00–47.00	418	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,202	82.33/cwt	76.00–87.00	990	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	68.68/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,009	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	78.29/cwt	75.00–82.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,963	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	155.69/cwt	153.00–157.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	160.84/cwt	156.00–165.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	207.01/cwt	202.50–210.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	210.90/cwt	194.00–216.00	976	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	427	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	177.73/cwt	174.00–189.00	839	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	900	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.11/cwt	180.00–185.00	679	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	567	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.25/cwt	158.00–163.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.98/cwt	142.00–149.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	183.95/cwt	183.00–184.00	797	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	173.91/cwt	173.00–174.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	143.71/cwt	142.50–145.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	144.19/cwt	141.00–147.50	414	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	306	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	165.05/cwt	157.00–171.00	761	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	189.17/cwt	186.00–194.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	137.95/cwt	131.00–145.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.23/cwt	151.00–165.00	823	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.93/cwt	151.00–163.00	913	54

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Jan 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 1,377Year ago 946

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 72Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	136.00–147.00	144.11
7	—	666	123.00–130.00	127.40
1	—	350	133.00	133.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
6	—	625	120.00–130.00	122.56
2	—	278	130.00–131.00	130.53
2	—	338	131.00–145.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	164.00–174.00	169.18
5	—	326	144.00–149.00	146.18
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
7	—	758	127.00–128.00	127.57
6	—	383	160.00–178.00	168.86
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
17	—	617	136.00–150.00	144.10
2	—	238	142.50–145.00	143.71
4	—	287	141.00–147.50	144.19
38	—	461	157.00–171.00	165.05
22	—	520	151.00–165.00	158.23
54	—	571	151.00–163.00	159.93
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
3	—	306	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	183.00–184.00	183.95
11	—	485	173.00–174.00	173.91
5	—	368	186.00–194.00	189.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	214.00–228.00	218.67
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
19	—	464	215.00–218.00	215.95
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
5	—	428	225.00–233.00	230.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	140.00–147.00	143.56
4	—	585	161.00–172.00	168.46
2	—	635	137.00–142.00	139.52
4	—	736	152.00–155.00	154.29
3	—	341	175.00	175.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	184.00	184.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
2	—	467	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	683	161.00–172.00	165.48
3	—	340	200.00	200.00
14	—	776	159.00–167.00	162.37
9	—	460	193.00–207.00	204.20
10	—	437	198.00–212.00	208.57
40	—	719	164.50–171.00	165.85
22	—	568	177.00–190.00	184.71
11	—	606	160.00–164.00	163.64
2	—	370	200.00	200.00
15	—	528	179.00–190.00	183.24
6	—	837	157.00–160.00	157.82
4	—	873	152.50	152.50
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
2	—	950	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	643	176.00–177.00	176.87
8	—	513	197.00–204.00	203.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	726	133.00–145.00	138.45
6	—	420	169.00–184.00	177.36
2	—	825	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	755	120.00–129.00	124.50
1	—	1,040	107.00	107.00
6	—	511	174.00–187.00	182.66
14	—	472	174.00–189.00	177.73
18	—	628	135.00–150.00	143.30
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
4	—	373	180.00–185.00	182.11
2	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	255	192.50	192.50
7	—	582	158.00–163.00	159.25
5	—	673	142.00–149.00	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
3	—	620	153.00–157.00	155.69
4	—	375	202.50–210.00	207.01
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
10	—	463	194.00–216.00	210.90
2	—	400	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.48
6	—	538	156.00–165.00	160.84
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	144.00	144.00
2	—	567	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	51.00–57.00	54.24
7	—	1,046	58.00–64.00	60.07
2	—	1,088	66.00–69.00	67.44
5	—	949	39.00–47.00	44.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	74.00–77.00	75.07
9	—	1,469	63.00–72.00	68.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	65.00–74.00	69.40
4	—	1,193	59.00–64.00	61.30
2	—	1,238	75.00–82.00	78.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,202	76.00–87.00	82.33
2	—	1,963	100.00–102.00	101.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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